The Paceline Cycling Podcast

This week we welcome back Selene Yeager to the show to check in. We talk about her podcast “Hit Play, Not Pause,” as well as her work with Feisty Media, and the new book she co-wrote with her brother, Kirk Yeager, who is the FBI’s top bomb scientist. Show links:Peter Flax: Commentary: A partially subjective […]

John talks to one of the U.K.’s foremost fitters of pros and freds alike. He lends considerable wisdom, not just about fit, but what it means to work hard in cycling, how we approach our deepest passions after our physical peak has passed, and what it means to the first generation of humans trying to […]

John talks finding balance, especially how the bike helps us find balance and how finding balance changed for many of us thanks to the pandemic. Patrick takes on a listener question about learning to be a better descender. Show links:Martello Trail – Trail Tires | VittoriaGiordana Super Roubaix Arm, Knee and Leg Warmers

This week John takes on a number of small issues, mostly style points and asks Patrick’s opinion to see who has the more correct perspective. Patrick relates the many lessons cycling taught readers who responded to his question on social media. Show links:FOX HP Shock Pump | FOX – The FOX Shop (ridefox.com)Knog Scout

John discusses the YouTube channel Lee Likes Bikes, whose creator does a fine job on breaking down mountain biking skills. Patrick suggests that cycling is the perfect sport. Show links:Lee Likes Bikes / Lee McCormack – YouTubeSportful Fiandre Norain Light Jacket

John reaches into the bucket of bike categories and pulls out all-road for some closer examination. Patrick explains regenerative braking in eBikes and lets you know whether you want it or not. That plus some new Paceline picks rounds out this week’s show. Links:Men’s Simple Logo Fleece Shorts | The North FaceWomen’s Half Dome Fleece […]

This week John introduces Patrick to a new phrase: Bruise Life. Contemplating Bruise Life means asking how far you’re willing to go. Patrick takes on reader/listener responses to the question: What are your rescue foods once you’ve bonked? Show links:FSA Powertape

This week John takes a look at Redbull’s decision to pull the plug on all women’s freeride competition as well as questionable riding by Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic at the recently completed Vuelta a Espana. While on a recent ride, Patrick’s companions started talking post-ride foods and that resulted in a survey of fellow […]

After a few technical hurdles, including a missing laptop, John and Patrick are back to talk about attention deficit and how that variety of focus feeds cycling and versa the vice. Patrick takes on the sweet spot in the cyclist’s learning curve and how sticking with cycling for so long has imparted lessons for him […]

This week John takes on product names. The good, the bad, the ridiculous. He and Patrick may expose a foible or two of their own. Patrick examines a recent NY Times piece about kids, anxiety and how freedom may be the solution. Show links: EZ Tee Perf ICE SS – rabbit (runinrabbit.com)Shimano XTR Pedals